תְּשׂוּמֶת
𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤌𐤕
tᵉsûwmeth
H8667 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A deposit or pledge; something placed as security for a loan or obligation, particularly in legal or financial contexts. Also denotes that which is set, placed, or dedicated for a specific purpose, sometimes metaphorically referring to dedication or commitment.
Semantic Range
deposit, pledge, security, thing set aside, commitment, guarantee, item entrusted
Root / Etymology
From the root שׂוּם (sum), meaning 'to put, place, set.' תְּשׂוּמֶת is a feminine noun form indicating 'that which is put/placed.' The formation follows a common nominal pattern of action or result nouns.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In biblical usage, תְּשׂוּמֶת most often refers to an item or value placed as a deposit or pledge, especially as security contra risk or debt, such as in the context of financial or legal transactions (e.g., Job 17:3). The connotation is not limited to monetary deposits but extends to any item set aside or entrusted (contrast with עֲבוֹט, a more specific term for a pawn or security item, and חֵבֶל, more general for portion/allotment). English translations may render the term as 'deposit,' 'pledge,' or 'security,' but these sometimes miss nuances of dedication or trust implied in the legal sense. Occasionally תְּשׂוּמֶת acquires a figurative sense, signifying that which is entrusted by someone to another, reflecting shifts in later biblical and post-biblical usage. The reference to 'fellowship' in some translation traditions (cf. Job 17:3) is an interpretive extension rather than a lexical one, born from the context of shared responsibility or guarantee, not from the core semantic value of the word itself. The use of 'pledge'/'deposit' should be preferred. Primary usage occurs in legal/transactional passages, with little evidence for ritual or cultic usage.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from שׂוּם; a deposit, i.e. pledging; [phrase] fellowship.
Bantu Hebrew
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שׂום (ś-w-m) — to put, to place, to set, to appoint
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3450 | יְשִׁימָאֵל | And Yeshimael |
| H7760 | שׂוּם | I will set |
| H7761 | שׂוּם | the one setting himself |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8667-01 |
בִ/תְשׂ֤וּמֶת | vitesumet | HR/Ncfsc |
in-pledge | in deposit-of | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8667-01 |
Leviticus 5:21 | בִ/תְשׂ֤וּמֶת | vitesumet | HR/Ncfsc |
in-pledge | in deposit-of |